A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bimekizumab Compared to Ustekinumab in Children and Adolescents From 6 Years to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Recruiting now Phase 3 NCT06425549
Run by UCB Biopharma SRL · for 6 to 17 · All sexes
What this study is about
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of bimekizumab administered subcutaneously (sc) compared to active control (ustekinumab) in children and adolescents aged 6 to \<18 years of age with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PSO).
Who can join (things the study team will check)
✅ You may be able to join if…
- Study participant must be 6 to <18 years of age, inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent/assent according to local regulation
- Study participant has had a diagnosis of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PSO) for at least 3 months prior to the Screening Visit
- Study participant meets the following at both the Screening and Baseline Visits: PASI score ≥10 plus at least 1 of the following: i) Clinically relevant facial involvement ii) Clinically relevant genital involvement iii) Clinically relevant hand and foot involvement
- Body surface area (BSA) affected by PSO ≥10%
- . Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score ≥3 (on a scale from 0 to 4)
- . Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score ≥12 OR
- Study participant is a candidate for systemic PSO therapy and/or photo/chemotherapy and for treatment with ustekinumab per labeling
- Study participant has body weight ≥15 kg and body mass index for age percentile of ≥5 at Screening
🚫 You may not be able to join if…
- Primary failure (no response within 12 weeks) to 1 or more interleukin-17 (IL-17) biologic response modifiers (eg, brodalumab, ixekizumab, secukinumab) OR more than 1 biologic response modifier other than an IL-17
- Study participant has a presence of guttate, inverse, pustular, or erythrodermic PSO or other dermatological condition that may impact the clinical assessment of PSO
- Study participant has a history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or symptoms suggestive of IBD
- History of active tuberculosis unless successfully treated, latent TB unless prophylactically treated
- Study participant has an active infection or history of infections (such as serious infection, chronic infections, opportunistic infections, unusually severe infections)
- Study participant has previously received bimekizumab
- Study participant has previously received ustekinumab
- Study participant has received drugs outside the specified timeframes relative to the Baseline Visit or receives prohibited concomitant treatments
- Study participant has the presence of active suicidal ideation, or positive suicide behavior
- Study participant diagnosed with severe depression in the past 6 months (prior to Screening) should be excluded
- Study participant has a history of psychiatric inpatient hospitalization within the past year before enrolling into the study
Where this trial is running
- Ps0021 50162, Fountain Valley, California, United States
- Ps0021 50161, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Ps0021 50196, Northridge, California, United States
- Ps0021 50581, Miami, Florida, United States
- Ps0021 50344, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Ps0021 50599, Kew Gardens, New York, United States
- Ps0021 50084, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Ps0021 50201, Arlington, Texas, United States
- Ps0021 50355, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Ps0021 40121, Brussels, Belgium
- Ps0021 40420, Liège, Belgium
- Ps0021 50618, Mississauga, Canada
+ 38 more sites.
Who to contact
UCB Cares · 1-844-599-2273 (USA) · ucbcares@ucb.com
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